Somatic Therapy
SOMATIC Therapy
Beyond the Craft
The demands of a professional creative life extend far beyond the work itself. For actors, directors, singers, and writers, the pressures of sustained performance, emotional exposure, public scrutiny, and career uncertainty can leave a lasting imprint on the nervous system.
Somatic Therapy addresses the impact of a dysregulated nervous system. By working directly with the body's long- held stress responses, this practice helps release chronic physical tension, settle the nervous system, and restore a profound sense of internal stability.
While my performance coaching and on-set coaching provide a safe, trauma-informed space to navigate the immediate artistic demands of expression, somatic therapy goes a layer deeper. It focuses entirely on the person behind the craft, healing the long-term toll of intense production cycles, public visibility, and creative vulnerability. Rather than talking around what’s held in the body, we move through it and relelease it, building the internal safety a high-stakes creative career requires.
Areas of Focus
My training centers on the somatic resolution of:
Trauma and PTSD: Working with the physiological effects of trauma to address hypervigilance, chronic tension, and persistent fight-or-flight and freeze responses, while developing a greater sense of safety within the body.
Anxiety and Panic: Exploring the physical mechanics of anxiety and providing practical somatic tools to manage panic, regulate the nervous system, and restore inner balance.
Depression and Burnout: Addressing patterns of freeze, shutdown, and emotional depletion associated with depression, chronic stress, and the demands of intense production cycles.
My Approach
As part of The Resonance Method™, my somatic practice draws on three complementary modalities, each offering a distinct way of working with trauma, chronic stress, and the nervous system. Each session is tailored to your specific needs and experiences, allowing the work to unfold at your own pace. Please note, I am not a licensed psychotherapist or mental health professional. My credentials are in neurosomatic and somatic movement therapies.
Somatic Experiencing®
Created by Peter Levine, Somatic Experiencing is a body-oriented approach to resolving trauma and chronic stress by working with the nervous system's physiological responses. Through gentle awareness of physical sensations and patterns of activation, this work supports the release of deeply held tension and the restoration of nervous system regulation.
Brainspotting®
David Grand developed Brainspotting out of his work with EMDR®. It uses specific eye positions to access and process deeply held emotional and physiological experiences, working beyond conscious analysis to address unresolved trauma, anxiety, and patterns of distress that may be difficult to reach through traditional talk-based methods.
Integrative Hypnosis
Developed by Melissa Tiers, Integrative Hypnosis combines focused attention, guided imagery, and therapeutic suggestion to explore subconscious patterns and ingrained emotional responses. This work supports greater internal awareness, helps shift limiting patterns, and cultivates a deeper sense of psychological and physiological stability.
Who I Work With
My practice serves creative professionals navigating the psychological demands of high-visibility careers, intense creative responsibility, and the complexities of maintaining a private life within a public industry.
Actors: Addressing the neurosomatic impact of public scrutiny, emotionally demanding roles, personal triggers, and the difficulty of separating intense character experiences from private life once the camera stops rolling.
Professional Singers: Addressing performance-related anxiety, vocal trauma, and the physiological constriction that can affect breath, voice, and emotional expression, particularly during demanding performance and touring schedules.
Screen and Television Writers and Authors: Navigating isolation, anxiety, depression, creative vulnerability, and the psychological pressures of development cycles, looming production deadlines, and public reception.
Directors and Entertainment Industry Professionals: Supporting directors, showrunners, producers, and creative executives navigating the psychological weight of leadership, high-stakes decisions, complex professional relationships, and the sustained pressure of major productions.
how we begin
I offer a complimentary 20-minute consultation by phone or Zoom. This first conversation gives us time to talk about your needs and make sure working together feels like a good fit. All sessions are held in strict confidence, and I am experienced in working under NDAs when required.
Please contact me to schedule.
LOCATION:
I work remotely with clients all around the world via Zoom, so you can stay supported on location, in the studio, or touring.
In-person sessions are available in Los Angeles and New York City.
TIME:
Your first session is a 2-hour Introductory Session at the Single Session rate.
All following sessions are 75 minutes.
Somatic Therapy Pricing:
Single Session — 75 Minutes | $275
Resonance Practice — 4 Sessions, 75 Minutes Each | $1,000 ($250/session)
Resonance Immersion — 10 Sessions, 75 Minutes Each | $1,750 ($175/session)
I offer a sliding scale rate for a limited number of time slots. Please contact me to join the waiting list.